2023年6月27日

說:“是的,有動力,安德裏亞·使役動詞的首席執行官母乳喂養啟動簡體。“但無論有多少動力,如果投資資金不會女人,誰更傾向於創新在女性健康領域,那麼它仍然麵臨阻力。“女人的health-focused初創公司去年在美國獲得了9.525億美元,低於10.6億年的2021美元,根據市場數據和研究公司Pitchbook。從2021年到2022年下降是女性健康的小比數字健康作為一個整體。進步是由於挑戰還款,糟糕的用戶體驗和被誤導的觀念範疇作為一個整體,專家說。女性健康的空間是被一些投資者和買家一樣小,斯蒂芬妮Palmieri說,風險資本公司NextView Ventures合夥人。“我認為我們可以肯定說,風險資金進入女性公司的發展確實令人失望,”Palmieri說。生育是繁榮的生育創業公司最穩定的投資流。有8.545億美元投資於生育科技公司從2022年的風險資本投資者根據Pitchbook數據。近20%的15歲至49歲的婦女無法懷孕經過一年的努力,根據疾病控製和預防中心的數據。Kindbody提供生育谘詢、冷凍卵子、胚胎體外受精、胚胎銀行、存儲和其他員工生育解決方案。 The company scored a $100 million investment in March from investment firm Perceptive Advisors and in May added $25 million from Morgan Health, a JPMorgan business unit focused on employer-sponsored healthcare. “We've seen a demographic shift of women who are delaying pregnancy,” said Dr. Cheryl Pegus, managing director at Morgan Health Ventures and a board member at Kindbody. “We've seen LGBTQ+ couples who are looking at having children. And so services that should be part of your normal well-being are being built and grown out in different ways.” The rising interest in fertility is seen in both public and private companies. Progyny, a publicly traded fertility services company that works with employers, recorded revenue of $786.9 million last year, a 57% increase from 2021. “Companies are recognizing it’s an unmet need that has to be addressed,” said Progyny CEO Pete Anevski. Company founders and investors are recognizing the market's potential in the U.S. and abroad. Lorin Gu, founder of investment firm Recharge Capital, launched a $200 million fund focused on women’s health last week with a particular interest in fertility companies in emerging markets. Tel Aviv, Israel-based fertility startup AIVF received a $25 million Series A funding round in June 2022. Founder Daniella Gilboa said an increase in innovation and virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic helped spark the rising interest in fertility startups. “It’s easier for startups than it was five years ago,” Gilboa said. Menopause gets its moment The number of companies targeting menopause has increased in line with demographics and an aging population. Dr. Alice Zheng, a principal at venture firm RH Capital, estimated there were approximately five menopause startups four years ago. Today there are about 100. Gennev, a virtual provider of menopause services founded in 2015, was one of the early companies in the space. Founder and CEO Jill Angelo, who spent 14 years at Microsoft before starting Gennev, saw a need in the market for women whose careers were getting sidelined as they dealt with menopausal symptoms. “Every single woman goes through menopause,” Angelo said. “Around 80% of all women experience some sort of menopause symptom that debilitates for life whether that's sleep deprivation, hot flashes, anxiety, weight gain, extreme mood swings, skin and hair changes, or problems with sex and libido.” Despite progress, Angelo said there remains the issue of buy-in from employers and health plans and menopause startups need to follow the playbook started by mental health companies to get more adoption from employers and health plans. Gennev is just starting to work with payers after seven years of patients paying directly, she said. “Mental health was highly stigmatized, and nobody talked about it until certain influencers or people of power started talking about it as a real issue. Then it became accepted. And once that tidal wave begins, then the workplace must react and respond to it,” Angelo said. “We’re in the early stages of that with menopause.” Structural barriers around payment affect the growth of many areas of women’s health, particularly menopause and fertility. Lack of reimbursement often forces women to pay for services out-of-pocket expenses, experts said. “There are 20 different types of Viagra that get reimbursed,” Appolito said. “We're just looking for the same. We’re looking for parity.” Related Articles